BENGALURU: The Bengaluru chapters of PRCI and YCC celebrated
the Daughters’ Day to raise awareness about providing equal opportunities to
the girl child. Impressed by the initiative, Ms Nagambika Devi, Karnataka Principal
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs, announced support to PRCI to take the
programme to Tier 2 and 3 Towns to help raise awareness levels there.

Acknowledging the fact that it was because of her father’s
encouragement that she was able to achieve her ambitions, Ms Devi urged parents to push their children out of
their comfort zone , so they can learn and grow the hard way. “It is difficult for
parents to let their kids out of their protective cover, but it is essential
for their growth” she observed.

Lamenting the fact
that girls often face hurdles to move up the ladder of opportunities in life,
noted film actress and stage and TV anchor Geetha Poduval called for a change
at the grassroot level.

“As a society, we
must remove the barriers in education itself and begin to treat girls and boys
at par,” she said in her keynote address and wondered as to why there should be
any differentiation or preferential treatment to anyone. Preference to one
should not lead to indifference to another, she remarked.

“Everyone has a
dream, but what is important is that we develop courage and acquire strength to
realize it,” she said and quoted her own example: “There was Art inside me, and
I had to do justice to that.”

Geetha was all praise to PRCI for the Daughters’ Day
initiative as she expressed hope that the drive will one day move the needle on
cause of the girl child.

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PRCI Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mentor M B Jayaram said the
Council always addressed social issues through meaningful communication and the
Daughters’ Day initiative is one among them. “We have been taking up issues on
global platforms through our conclaves,” he said.